Engage (Motivation)
Students will visit the Allen Memorial Art Museum to view Asian works of art. Eastwood Elementary students came to see the exhibit: Visions of Turmoil & tranquility: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection on view in Fall 2005 where students paid particular attention to the print: 1950.776. (Please see attached image at the end of Lesson Plan PDF)

Explore
Students will read the story Kogi's Mysterious Journey by Elizabeth Partridge, Illustrated by Aki Sogabe. They will learn about the history of Gyotaku and its transition into an art form. Students will examine the body of the fish and note its different parts, particularly the gills, scales, fins, and eyes. Students will also be learning about haiku and create an original haiku to accompany their fish print.